Matthew 7:26

Good News Translation

“But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Cross References

Job 22:16

Even before their time had come, they were washed away by a flood.

Proverbs 14:1

Homes are made by the wisdom of women, but are destroyed by foolishness.

Jeremiah 8:9

Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now?

Matthew 7:24

“So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Matthew 7:25

The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.

Matthew 7:27

The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!”

Luke 6:49

But anyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a man who built his house without laying a foundation; when the flood hit that house it fell at once—and what a terrible crash that was!”

James 2:20

You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless?

1 Samuel 2:30

I, the Lord God of Israel, promised in the past that your family and your clan would serve me as priests for all time. But now I say that I won't have it any longer! Instead, I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me.